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Michael D'Souza

Michael D'Souza

Master Distiller and Master Blender at Paul John Single Malt Whisky in Goa, India; globally acclaimed whisky maker and Icons of Whisky India Award winner.

Jul 3, 2026

6:48
So tell us about how those conditions vary and how you work with those conditions.
6:53
You know, you know very well that, you know, single malt is very minimal and modest, wherein, you know, three simple ingredients used across the globe.
7:03
There is malted barley, yeast and water.
7:06
The biggest challenge in the subcontinent is the weather.
7:11
But not many people know that India has a history of producing single malt From the past 75 years, not many people knew about this.
7:21
So India is huge.
7:24
It is massive.
11:01
And then talk about those expressions that you mentioned a couple of minutes ago and how they vary across that portfolio.
6:41
So tell us about how those conditions vary and how you work with those conditions.
6:46
You know very well that single malt is very minimal and modest, wherein three simple ingredients used across the globe.
6:56
There is malted barley, yeast and water.
6:59
The biggest challenge in the subcontinent is the weather.
7:04
But not many people know that India has a history of producing single malt From the past 75 years, not many people knew about this.
7:14
So India is huge.
7:17
It is massive.
10:54
And then talk about those expressions that you mentioned a couple of minutes ago and how they vary across that portfolio.

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